The extension function in the current new version of vscode is abnormal.

[ygqygq2]

vscode: 1.109.5

When clicking the add button, the following pop-up appears, and it cannot be used normally.

[rkotze]

Hi @ygqygq2

I tried the flow, and it worked fine for me.
Could you explain the issue you are having? What is not happening as you expect it?

Thanks

[ygqygq2]

Hi, let me clarify the issue more precisely.

This problem is 100% reproducible in a fresh repository that has never used this extension before.

Reproduction / actual behavior

1. In Screenshot 1, my own name/email is shown as the current author at the top.
   In this state, I cannot add my own author entry to the SCM commit message input at all. No matter how many times I click the + button next to my name, nothing is inserted into the message box.

2. Only after I click "Change primary author" in Screenshot 2 and set another author (for example github-actions[bot]) as the primary author, my own name moves into the Unselected section.

3. Once my name is in Unselected, clicking the + button next to my name works correctly, and the extension inserts:

   Co-authored-by: ygqygq2 <ygqygq2@qq.com>

4. So the issue is:
   without first doing the "Change primary author" action, my own name cannot be added correctly to the SCM message input.

This is why it may look like the add action works in some cases, but it only works after changing the primary author first.

Screenshot placeholders

I hope this makes the problem clearer.

[rkotze]

Hey,
Thank you for explaining in more detail, much appreciated.

That plus button on the "primary" author is only their to change the commit author meta data. Not to be added to the commit message co-author trailers (SCM input).

The idea of the change primary author is to represent the driver in pair programming and the co-author as the navigator. This makes it easier when pairing on one device.

There is logic in the git mob to not show the primary author in any of the lists when your primary author is set, it's based on the email. This is also to prevent adding as a co-author and commit author.

Hope that makes sense.

Perhaps there is value is preserving the primary author when you press the plus button to change it. The it can be easier to change back without inputting manually.